certain decisions; it is a way of attending to the world. It is learning ‘to see’ the world under the mode of the divine.”22 In making this observation, Hauerwas provides us with the primary rationale for preaching the gospel to the church. Yes, we are offering the hope of the gospel to any who may be among us who have not yet believed. But we are also providing those who believe with a view of the reality that will shape their response to our sermon. “A Christian does not simply ‘believe’ certain